A man who killed a police officer by shooting him twice in the back of the head should not be executed because he can no longer remember committing the crime, his lawyers have said. Vernon Madison has suffered several strokes in recent years, resulting in dementia which has wiped out …

A US tourist has been arrested in Japan after police discovered the dismembered body parts of a missing woman in locations in two cities. The head of the woman, who has not been identified, was discovered inside a suitcase in a room in Osaka which was rented by the American. …

Nathan MacKinnon — who else? — was the offensive hero Monday as the Avalanche continued its dominating play at home. Colorado’s leading scorer and Hart Trophy candidate as NHL MVP had two goals an an assist in a 3-1 triumph over the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center. MacKinnon’s right …

Following a year of research, new modes of adventure will be allowed on Jefferson County Open Space trails, at least through the end of 2018. As part of a pilot project, Class 1 electric bicycles are allowed on natural surface trails within Jeffco Open Space parks. Class 1 and Class …

LANSING, Mich. — Victims of imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar helped unveil what they described Monday as a sweeping rewrite of Michigan laws related to childhood sexual abuse, saying the changes would ease the ability to stop abuse and bring justice to survivors. Included in the bipartisan 10-bill package …

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Dear Amy: I’m the middle of three sisters. We all live with anxiety disorders. My younger sister and I are very close. She and I both live far from home. We’re having problems with our older sister, “Clare.” She’s always let her anxiety and depression lead her life. Instead of …

Auto insurance premiums in Colorado rose at the third-fastest rate of any state in the country and at more than three times the pace of inflation over the past six years, according to a new rate survey. “Colorado has seen a pretty significant increase in overall premiums,” said Neil Richardson, a …

If Cynthia Coffman is to become Colorado’s next governor, the current attorney general first must convince a small circle of Republican activists that she’s conservative enough to qualify for the GOP primary — let alone win it. It won’t be an easy sell. To pull it off, Coffman is aligning …

Shrugging off questions about the measure’s constitutionality, Colorado lawmakers are looking to criminalize so-called vote trading, saying the practice threatens the integrity of the state’s elections. For the uninitiated, vote trading is a somewhat obscure political maneuver in which a red- or blue-state voter “trades” their vote with someone in …